Stonehaven, 2 Old Court, Castle Street, Strangford, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 7NF

Stonehaven is a linear two-storey hipped roof house of possible pre-1834 origin, set on a rise overlooking Strangford harbour in Downpatrick, County Down. The building is rendered with external walls and finished in Bangor Blue slate to the roofs.

Originally part of a larger property that included the taller two-storey gabled house adjoining it to the south west, the ensemble was subdivided in the mid-1900s to create the present two separate dwellings. A single-storey projecting porch with hipped roof and parapet was added to the north west side during this subdivision work.

The north west façade features the modern entrance porch to the right, with a blank rendered wall forming a parapet. The south west wall of the porch contains a small window opening with a modern frame. A conservatory or greenhouse structure leans against the rear wall of the main house, positioned between the porch and a small flat-roofed extension to the right of the rear north west wall. The extension has a sliding sash and case window (3 over 6 panes) right of centre on its north west wall.

The rear walls contain various window openings: a small modern window to the left of the rear wall, a sash window (6 over 6 panes) to the right, and additional windows serving the flat-roofed extension.

The main north east wall features sliding sash and case windows, including a larger window (12 over 12 panes) to the left and a standard sash (6 over 6 panes) to the right on the ground floor. First-floor windows are similar but shorter. The main south east front façade has four largely evenly spaced sash windows (6 over 6 panes) to both ground and first floors. The front door, positioned to the left of the north east façade, is modern and half-glazed, with a multi-pane window to its right. Both door and window have somewhat modern-looking mouldings with drip and label stops.

A tall rendered chimney stack rises from the north east end of the main roof, which is hipped and features a low rendered parapet dividing it from the adjacent roof section.

A building matching the plan of the present property appears on the 1834 Ordnance Survey map. The property and its adjoining house were originally one dwelling, owned by Baron De Ross until the mid-20th century, when it was sold to a family called Williamson who immediately renovated it and subdivided it into two houses. The projecting porch and open-plan layout in the living room may date from this period of alteration.

The building is located within a conservation area and is notable for its architectural style, proportion, setting, and group value, with some alterations detracting from its original character.